The main goal is to produce content that helps you in your creative journey of making your own music! You will either find case study episodes and listen to how each song grows as I go through my music composition process; or episodes about music theory tips for songwriters, tools and other creative strategies to keep your music flowing.
Beyond Major & Minor: The Emotional World of Symmetry
Make music with symmetric scales. See how you can create quirky melodies and harmonies using some of these ideas while having total control over dissonance.
*COURSES*
🔥 Mastering the Art of Harmonizing Melodies - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/IN1ic
🔥 Creating Unique Chord Progressions - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/QNxZY
🔥 The Creative Process - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/DhXQL
*FIND ME ON*
🎵 Private Online Lessons - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/coaching/
📚 Beyond Music Theory eBook - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/5rWG
🎵 Online Music Courses - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/
🔥 Beyond Music Theory Blog - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/blog/
📚 **Symmetric Scales** - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/symmetric-scales/
📚 **How to Harmonize a Melody** - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/how-to-harmonize-a-melody/
📚 **Parallel Harmony** - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/parallel-harmonic-movement/
📚 **Modal Interchange** - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/modal-interchange/
00:00 INTRO
00:54 HARMONIZING THE WEIRD WITH THE FAMILIAR
03:05 MAPPING A MELODY TO A QUIRKY SCALE
04:18 QUIRKY TENSION CONTROL
06:17 "NORMAL" MELODIES AND "QUIRKY" CHORDS
07:33 MODAL INTERCHANGE WITH SYMMETRIC SCALES
08:24 FINAL THOUGHTS
#musictheory #compositiontips #SymmetricScales #songwritingtips #musicproduction #jazztheory #melodywriting #debussy #filmscoring
13 Feb 2026
A Blueprint for Surprising Chord Progressions
In this video, I explore how to build chord structures and harmonic progressions using interval relationships — a creative approach to developing unique harmonic colors and melodic ideas.
📚 *Intervals* - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/intervals/
📚 *Building Chords* - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/chord-formations-triads-and-tetrads/
📚 *Practical Tips to Make a Melody* - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/8-practical-tips-to-make-a-melody/
*COURSES*
🔥 Mastering the Art of Harmonizing Melodies - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/IN1ic
🔥 Creating Unique Chord Progressions - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/QNxZY
🔥 The Creative Process - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/DhXQL
*FIND ME ON*
🎵 Private Online Lessons - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/coaching/
📚 Beyond Music Theory eBook - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/5rWG
🎵 Online Music Courses - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/
🔥 Beyond Music Theory Blog - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/blog/
#musictheory #chordprogressions #musiccomposition #harmony #CreativeMusicMaking #intervals #musiceducation #musiciantips
4 Feb 2026
Another Way to Build Scales and Melodies
Creating scales and melodies isn't new—but the **way** you do it changes everything.
*COURSES*
🔥 Mastering the Art of Harmonizing Melodies - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/IN1ic
🔥 Creating Unique Chord Progressions - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/QNxZY
🔥 The Creative Process - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/DhXQL
*FIND ME ON*
🎵 Private Online Lessons - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/coaching/
📚 Beyond Music Theory eBook - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/5rWG
🎵 Online Music Courses - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/
🔥 Beyond Music Theory Blog - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/blog/
00:00 Intro
00:24 Creating the Scale
01:19 Figuring Out the Chords
02:14 Creating the Melody
02:45 The Harmonization Process - Bass First
03:12 Filling in the Chords
04:24 Creating a Melody Using Interval Relationships
05:45 Harmonizing the Melody - Free Harmonization
06:26 Final Thoughts
#musictheory #songwritingtips #compositiontips #musicproducer #intervals #melody #creativeprocess
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